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JUNS. L. BABES, or NEWALBANY, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR To HIMSELFAND i g J. n. Fono, or SAME PLAGE mrsovsnsnrm Mittelhessen Mamie Pres.

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Be it known that I, Josu S. L. BABES, of New Albany, in the-county of Floyd,and in the 4State oflndiana,

have invented certain new .and useful Improvements in Machinev for Making Shoe-Pegs ;'y and do hereby declare that the following isa-full, clear, and ex'act description' thereof, reference .being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference markedthereon. A

In theannexed drawings, making aparto't' this specification, A represents a suitable base, of any required dimensions, and B represents'alarge sill or block, to which the framework of this machine is secured, and Iis secured or fastened to the base, A, in any convenient manner. Said'block B is provided with-a groove or recess,

i n which works the bottom of the drive-wheelD, and has'the post C secured to it at one end, and the lhottou'r c t thefrmne H secured t'o the top of its other end, as shown in the drawings'. i

The postlC is provided with a brace, as shown, 'and supports a suitable shaft,'ori on end of which is secured the drive-'wheel D, and on the other end a pinion or crank, to which power may he applied to give motion to and operate my machine. lhe top or pper'end of the post'C, and its brace, are provided with suitable bearings -longitudinal-grooved'ways G, upon which yslides and works the movable cutter-head' ,for'th'e aflao've-desc'rihedshaft.`

' The ,frame H has securedto it, crossways, another frame, I, the sides otk `which are grooved, and form suitable ways for-themmov'abl'e tableMvto'slide o'n. 'Said frame H has secured to its top, or forming a partof-it, l

Supported and adjusted in and alittle below the grooved ways of the frame I is a screw-shaft, w, and a collar or sleeve shat`t J. Upon one end of the screw-,shaft w is secured a. small ratchet or .cog-wheel, Lfwhich is operated, andsaid shaft thereby turned either way that may be desired, hyp-means of the 'pawls c o. The'f sleeve-shaft J embracesand works en one end ofv the screw-shaft w, close to the ratchet L, and is supported at the other ond in the-crossbur of the frame Said sheftis. provided with projections or forks tt, whichpress against a small spring, u, when desired, by partially revolving the shaft J. I

The shaft J is operated or partially-rotated by means of the spiral-spring chains Q Q, which-are-seclifnd to each of the levers 0 O, as showrrin the drawings, and which are operated by said levers.

O'O represent levers, pivoted at'their' lower ends to thebaseyA, and operating or moving in a groove in the cud-,piece of the frame I, as shown in Figure 1, one on -each side of the 'shaft J. These levers are chained' ftcgeth'eror secured near their upper ends by means'ofn strap' or chain, e, and have the spiral-spring chains ,Q Q secured one to each, by which the shaft J is operated, as desired. Said levers are' also` connected with or attached to. anotherlever, m, by means `of chains jjby which means said horizontal lever m is operated. N represent levers, pivoted to the side of the beamfor blockyB in n .vertical position, and each has a plateorstri'p, P, pivoted `to it, said plates being pvoted together and to another plate, R, as shown 'in the drawings.

The plate or lever R embracesv the endet' 'the screw-shaft w, and between the endet' `the shaft'J and the ratchet-wheel L,and has the double-catch pawl v v secured to its upper Aend, which works in and operates the said ratchet-wheel and its shaft w. This lever R is operatedwith the 4doublegpanvl t' t' hy means of the levers N'N'and the strips P P.

Attached toene of the levers N is a spiral spring,".l, onelend of which is fastened to the blockB. This spring Tis designed to bring the two levers NN back to a vertical position when either one of them is forced or drawn out of said position. The levers N N are moved or operated by means of the sliding-cutter table or' head F, which is operated directly by means of th'e'd'riie-wheel D and its connecting-rod E.

Gauges h It, made adjustable, are fastened to o ne sidc of the grooved ways so as to regulate the length of stroke of the levers N N, and thereby the speed ofv the screw-shaft w.' I i A small spring, u, embraces the shaft J, and is-fastened tothe pin which lpivots'tlvie double pawl c c vto the end of the-lever R. Said spring serves to throw the pawl v v into gear either way hy means of the projections t t, when the shaft J is iturned'by one or the .other cf the levers NN. l l i A the lever O from the notch af, and put the other lever 0 iu the opposite notch at secured to one side thereof, which passes t i 'having one end thereof secur'ed 'to the aforesaid'table.

l i and split the other way. A `small lever, a, is pivotedacross the end of the frame S representen lever, pivcted tothe side ci' the block B, under theratchebwheol L, the npper eiul of whichl is bifurcated, forming suitable catches or pawls,`e-v. Said pawls serve tohold the ratchet-wheel L from turning backward when the maebinxefis-in operation. This lever is operated by means` of the lever m, which isiu turn operated either-way bylthe :chains jjand ,levers 0 0. The lever m ispivoted at one end to 'a suitable post, n, and extendsthencelhorizontallytothe bott/om of the lever to which'it is attached.

By placing o ne ofthe'leversuO `inte "one of the Ynotches, z, at the` end of the slot in'the vframe I; the shaft .I is turned by means oi' the spring-chain. so Ltlililt'ie` of theprojections t presses' against the spring u, which.

le p'awl `v v into gear with the ratchet-'wheel L, and at the same time the levcrmf'by means of the chain j, presses the lever S so that oneof its pawls c catches in the ratchet-wheel L; '.lhen, by turning the erank,and giving motion to the' sliding`- cutter.table or head F, which operates the levers N N, motion is given to the screwshaftw; and'te reverse the `Incisionof saidshaft,'it is only necessary to withdraw throws one side of the doub The movable feed-table Mis madeso as to exactly t and work on the grooved'ways I, and has-a bnr, d, hrough a suitable hole, and detachee the levcr 0 froml the notch when said table is moved or approaches' one end o f theyfrume I. This tableM is operated, or moved backward and forward on the ways ci' Yframe I, by means of av nut or female screw working' on lthe screwshai`t w, and On top of the` table M is pivoted s. circular disk, ,also marked M in the drawings, which is ,intended to secure the block of 'wood for the pegs by means of -a Iseries of set-screws, Z around jt This disk Mis arranged se as to turn one-fourth around on Aits axis, so as to 'turn the peg-block that it may be pointed and split both'wayswithout' readjustment on the table; 4The disk is held steady in its place, wli'cre desired, by means of a spring-catch, r.- It is` intcnde d to use a rubberor `elastic band around the pegblocl:,'so

as to hold the partsthereof rnily together when it has becnpointed and split eneway, that it may be pointed Y l I, and is attachedat oneiend to al sliding bar,'vb. This lever a and sliding bar b are operated by means of n small pin er projection` c, on the sliding table M.l

presses said lever andthe sliding bar, so that the opposite end o f said bar b detaches A for the'purpose of assisting in'regulating the length of stroke or vi `up and down, so as to correspond with the length ofpeg to be made, by'means of a ser When the table M approaches the end of the frame I to which is pivoted. the lever a,`th e pin coper'atcs 6r the lever O from `the notch a, when the table M 'remains stationary,'and the disk and 'peg-,block thereon may be tui-ned, after which the other lever O may'be placed in theV other notch x, 'and the table M'willwork or move back toward the other end of the frame I. C 1

F represents a sliding or movable table or cutter-head, which is made so as to fit and work in and on the greeved ways G, and has adjustable gauge-catches g g secured to one side thereof. These gauge-plates g g are bration of the levers N N. In the middle of the table Fl is a suitable slot or hole, in which works an adjustable head, K,

ew, which, for. convenience,

is provided* with a crank, fl#

he periphery thereof.`

The adjustable head K1 is` operated Two knives or cutting-bits, pp,of shape suitable for-cutting the notchor 'groove for `pointing pegs, 'are l secured to the head K, arranged with theirlcutting er ploughing-edge in .opposite directions, as shownin the drawings, so este cut both ways. l

Between the two bitsppis fastened a knife, q, which is made with a curved edge, as shown, and considerably thicker in the middle than elsewhere', tapering or bevelled beth ways towards its opposite ends, lso as to split'the peg-blocks as fast as the same are pointed, and for which purpose this knife q is designed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by ,Letters Patent, is l., The splitting-knife q, and cutting-bitspp on the underside of the movable head K in the sliding frame F,whcn arranged te operate substantially as specified.

2. The arrangement of the levers R and N N, connecting-strips? P, and spring T, in combination with the movable frame Fthe serbi-al parte being constructed to 'operate substantially as set forth. I l

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this day of 1 1867.

JUAN S. L.. BABBS.

Witnesses:

W. 1L Wnrrsncw, WILLIAM KAISER.

table M upon the ways I, screw-shaft w, ratchet-wheel L, double pawls au, 

